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Toyota Gt86 reliability and MOT pass rate

86.3% passed first time. The 13.7% fail rate is 8.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 11 years old with 59,726 miles.

MOT pass rates / Toyota

Pass rate

86.3%

22.6% of all cars failed; 13.7% of these did.

Fixed on the day

2.8%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

59,726 mi

11 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years2264.9%
6-9 years1,8829.7%
10-13 years3,96516.1%
14+ years0—

What the Gt86 fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Tyres307 dangerous30.6%
  2. Suspension7 dangerous22.6%
  3. Brakes93 dangerous21.7%
  4. Noise, emissions and leaks20.8%
  5. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous20%
  6. Visibility1 dangerous13%
  7. Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous6.3%
  8. Steering3.4%

Is the Gt86 getting worse?

The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 13.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20226,585810.6%22.5%
20236,733911.2%22.8%
20245,7071013.1%23.2%
20256,0711113.7%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Gt86 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Gt86 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm122 tests
  2. 2Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits97 tests
  3. 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick58 tests
  4. 4Service brake performance: excessively binding51 tests
  5. 5Condition: has ply or cords exposed50 tests
  6. 6Coil spring: fractured or broken46 tests
  7. 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively45 tests
  8. 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords43 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Gt86 collects 2.35 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm776 tests
  2. 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened413 tests
  3. 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick368 tests
  4. 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure351 tests
  5. 5Service brake performance: excessively binding187 tests
  6. 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn133 tests
  7. 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened106 tests
  8. 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm106 tests

Questions

What is the Toyota Gt86 MOT pass rate?

86.3% of the 6,074 Toyota Gt86 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 13.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Toyota Gt86 usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 122 failed tests, followed by "Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, tyres appears in 30.6% of failures, suspension appears in 22.6% of failures, brakes appears in 21.7% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 4.9%; at 10-13 years it was 16.1%. The median Toyota Gt86 tested in 2025 was 11 years old with 59,726 miles.

Is the Toyota Gt86 getting less reliable?

The fail rate rose 3.1 points to 13.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Gt86 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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